Damingfu City is high in grain and breadth. As long as there is a large army to defend the city and make it difficult for the Jin army to break through, it will not be a problem to defend it for a year and a half.
The biggest difficulty facing Lu Junyi and Suo Chao at the moment is not the tens of thousands of Jin troops that are about to join forces from the east and west.
It was the Song troops who surrendered to the Jin people, among whom the Anli army was the greatest threat.
Because they are closest to Daming Prefecture and are a military town near the capital, they are fully equipped with all kinds of equipment, especially engineering equipment.
Just two armies of the Jin Army besieged Daming Mansion. Lu Junyi and Suo Chao were able to defend it with the help of the 20,000 troops and horses in hand and the sufficient food, grass and supplies in the city.
However, with the Anli Army leading the Jin Army, they had a large number of engineering equipment and were very familiar with sieges.
As a result, Daming Mansion will be difficult to defend.
During Gaokan's march, he received these secret messages one after another. He was so angry that he almost broke his back molars. Sure enough, when the country is in crisis, the most abhorrent people who deserve to be killed are often not the traitors but the traitors produced by the family. .
But Qi returned to Qi, and Gao Kan also knew that it was useless to just curse, as the city of Damingfu had not yet fallen.
As long as Damingfu City remains, there is still a glimmer of hope.
To defend Daming Mansion, he has tens of thousands of troops and horses, plus the 20,000 troops of Lu Junyi and Suo Chao, which makes the army more than 60,000 strong.
So many soldiers and horses in Daming Mansion, at the core of the Jin Army's march, are equivalent to a sharp thorn inserted in the heart of the Jin Army's east and west armies.
By then Gaokan can guarantee that neither Wanyan Zongwang from the East Road nor Wanyan Zonghan from the West Road will dare to advance.
But by that time, the two armies will definitely return to besiege Daming Mansion, and Gaokan will have to experience in advance the difficult situation of Zongze's lonely army trapped in Tokyo for several years.
The good thing is that he is not Zongze, he will not only defend but not attack, nor will he let the gold thief shit and piss on his head.
The army was ordered to rush to Daming Mansion with all their strength. It was not until some time later that they finally arrived at the boundary of Daming Mansion.
What you see along the way are ruins and devastation everywhere.
The viciousness of the gold thief is outrageous to both humans and gods.
Wherever the Jin army passed, they burned, killed, and looted along the way, not even sparing women, children, and children. Gaokan and his army crossed the border and walked nearly two hundred miles along the way, but they saw less than a hundred living people.
No wonder the five thousand Jin army could pass through the Song Dynasty silently. It turned out that when they arrived at a place, they killed all the Song people who saw them, leaving no one alive.
The further they walked toward Daming Mansion, the more tragic the army saw.
The soldiers and horses from all walks of life hated the gold thieves even more deeply. When they arrived in Guantao, Gaokan had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Everyone hated the gold man to the bone and wished to eat his flesh raw and drink his blood.
Going further ahead is where the Jin army encircled Daming Mansion.
The night before the army settled in Guantao, Gaokan called all the upper-middle-level generals and officers from all ministries, including commanders, commanders, and envoys to speak in front of him.
There were dozens of people sitting in the entire hall, but all of them had stern expressions and murderous intent, and no one spoke.
Gao Kan sat in the main seat, glanced at everyone, and said directly without any nonsense: "You have all seen the tragedy along the way. The gold thieves are nothing more than beasts, and they have no sworn hatred for me, the Song Dynasty." .”
"Today the army is repairing in Guantao. It will be sent out early tomorrow morning. It will first engage in a head-on battle with the bullies coming out of the Jin Army's march to Tang Dynasty."
"I only have one request from you, kill every one you see and leave no one alive."
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Everyone in the hall roared angrily.
After a quick glance, and after everyone calmed down, Gao Kan continued: "We will fight tomorrow. I will make the following arrangements."
"Yang Zhi."
"The last general is here!" Yang Zhi heard Gao Kan point out his general, and immediately stood up and responded with clasped fists.
"I order you to lead the cavalry as the vanguard tomorrow, go straight to the Jin army's station, and lead the gold thieves cavalry to attack. Remember, this battle can only be defeated but not won. We have to lead the Jin army to Guantao City. Do you understand?" Kan said in a deep voice.
"The last general takes orders!" Yang Zhi responded with clasped fists.
Then Gao Kan looked at Lin Chong again: "Lin Chong."
"The general is here!" Lin Chong also stood up and responded.
"I order you to lead the Eastern Route Army, set off tonight, cross the river, and rush to the mountains and forests near Wei County. You will need to bring more equipment and equipment on this trip, and we will find a suitable place in the mountains of Wei County to lay a trap."
Gao Kan's eyes flashed with cold light as he continued: "There are four thousand Jin troops in Wei County. Once the Jin army in front of us asks us to be introduced into Guantao City to cover up the attack, Wei County's soldiers and horses will definitely rush to help."
"Your mission is to kill the soldiers and horses coming out of Wei County in the nearby mountains and forests."
"This plan focuses on fire attack. All arrangements must be set up for this. Remember, I don't want the Jin prisoners. Anyone who falls into our hands will be killed!"
"General, take your orders!" Lin Chong immediately responded with clasped fists.
Turning his face, Gao Kan looked at Lu Zhishen again: "Lu Da."
"The general is here!" Lu Zhishen responded angrily as he stood up.
"I order you to lead the Western Route Army, cross the Wei River, detour to Guan County, and try to find a large ship from Guan County, so that you can go down the river directly to Daming Mansion. There are also gold thieves garrison in Guan County. You can try to find a big ship first. Lure them out of the city and then charge and kill them."
Gao Kan said calmly: "The requirements are still the same, no prisoners, no gold thieves."
"The last general takes orders!" Lu Zhishen responded.
The troops and horses of these three groups have been arranged, and what is left are Wu Song, Cao Qi, and Xu Sheng.
Wu Song had more than 10,000 soldiers, all of whom he brought from the north of Zhending. It took him several days to catch up with the army at Gaokan, although he merged into the army.
However, because the war in Zhending Mansion is too urgent, there is no time to do the entire mix.
Therefore, these soldiers and horses are still commanded by Wu Song. They are currently the largest group among all the soldiers and horses. Gaokan gave them a name, "Wuwei Army".
In addition, Cao Qi and Xu Sheng each had 6,000 troops and the other had 4,000 troops. Together they had 10,000 troops.
Excluding the soldiers and horses sent out, there are still a total of 20,000 people left in Guantao City.
Gaokan wanted to set up an ambush in Guantao City and bury all the Jin troops besieging Damingfu in the north. Twenty thousand troops was actually a bit too much.
However, Gao Kan planned to be cautious and arranged it this way.
The most important goal at the moment is to combine the existing troops and tear a hole in the Jin army's encirclement in the north of Damingfu. First, establish contact with Lu Junyi and Suo Chao's troops in Damingfu City, and then plan the next step. things.
Today, around Daming Mansion, the Jin army totals nearly 80,000.
Even if Gaokan counts his entire army and the soldiers and horses in Damingfu City, Bijin's army is still tens of thousands short.
The two sides are incomparable in terms of military strength and combat effectiveness, so the most important thing is to enter the city first. After entering the city, combining the forces of both sides, the Jin army will not be able to capture Daming Mansion.
